Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ELEMENTARY ITALIAN I: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Department: Center for Study of Languages

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 4

Description: In this course, designed for those with little or no knowledge of Italian, students start to build up indispensable skills: to communicate in Italian in everyday situations, to read a variety of texts, and to write clearly. Students will discover Italian culture through an interdisciplinary approach which includes cinema, music (including live performance), newspaper articles and the web. Class work will be supplemented by the digital resources available on-line through the LRC. Recommended prerequisite(s): No prior knowledge of Italian.